Burnished Gold is calm, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #5567aa |
| Complementary Color | #56a |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (47.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Burnished Gold Color. The Golden Cartridge color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Twisted Tail (#9a845e) for more calm effect. Try Raked Leaves as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#56a is the best complementary color to Burnished Gold. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aa9855 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Limed Oak are #aa6d55 and #91aa55. Thus found on the left and right of #aa9855 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santa Fe and Chelsea Cucumber colors as they work well with Burnished Gold.
The split-complementary Burnished Gold palette consists of #6d55aa and #5591aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56a). Try Scampi and Hippie Blue colors in combination with #aa9855, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #aa9855 offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Burnished Gold. Thus Wisteria and Tradewind giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Burnished Gold contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Aqua Forest, and Tapestry split by 90° on the color wheel. #aa9855 square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Burnished Gold tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#56a) and two others. The Tradewind is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadillac – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #55aa98 and #aa5567.
In a RGB color space, hex #aa9855 is made of 42% red, 37% green and 21% blue. In a HSL mode Burnished Gold has a hue angle of 47.29°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aa9855 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 33.34% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #aa9855 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,152,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 37%, 21% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 33.34, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(47.29,33.33%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(47.29,50%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0595,-2.452,37.4423) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4455,31.6584,13.1531) |